"A mineral is an element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline and that has been formed as a result of geological processes" (Nickel, E. H., 1995).
Fluorite is a mineral with a veritable bouquet of brilliant colors. Fluorite is well known and prized for its glassy luster and rich variety of colors.
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Chalcopyrite (or copper pyrite), looks like, and is easily confused with Pyrite, FeS2. Chalcopyrite is one of the minerals refered to as "Fool''s Gold" because of its ...
Detailed description, properties, and locality information guide about the mineral fluorite.
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Barite (Baryte) Detailed description, properties, and locality information guide about the mineral Barite.
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Mineral processing is a major division in the science of Extractive Metallurgy. Extractive metallurgy has been defined as the science and art of extracting metals ...
Fluorescent mineral key: This sketch is a key to the fluorescent rocks and minerals in the large color image at the top of this page. The fluorescent minerals in each ...
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Fluorite is very easy to identify if you consider cleavage, hardness, and specific gravity. It is the only common mineral that has four directions of perfect cleavage ...
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